A 35-year-old man was being held in the Clark County Jail on Tuesday night, several hours after being arrested in Vancouver in a homicide that occurred 17 years ago in Portland.
Brad Richard Ballantyne was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of single counts of murder and aggravated murder, according to a bulletin from the Portland Police Bureau.
Ballantyne was being held without bail and is to make a first appearance in the Clark County Courthouse today, a jail employee said.
Ballantyne is suspected in the shooting of Kimberly Dunkin, who was found dead in her vehicle outside 4927 N.E. Skidmore St. on Jan. 1, 1993, the bulletin said.
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The Portland police Cold Case Homicide Unit made the arrest, assisted by deputies with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals and officials with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s and District Attorney’s offices.
Portland police spokeswoman Detective Mary Wheat said no further information could be released Tuesday night.
Anyone with information in the case is asked to call Detective Jim Lawrence at 503-823-0867.
